[nfb-talk] Vibrating traffic signals.

[dewey bradley]

What's scarey is I know blind people that will cross the street talking on 
the phone or will have headphones on.
I'll talk on the phone, but when I need to cross a street, I'll tell them to 
hold on, I know It's still not safe though.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Vibrating traffic signals.


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij
> Dear Mike,
>
> I agree.  The audible signals compete with your hearing and the vibrating
> buttons don't.
> It should be a aid to your senses and not a competitor to them.
> There is no subsitute for good o- and -M training.
> If you don't have those skills, then you are playing Russian Rolett each
> time you try to cross.
> Afterall, would it make sense for you to put ear plugs in your ears when
> trying to cross a street?  So why add a noise that your ears have to 
> compete
> with.
> Your sense of touch is not a sense that you use in crossing a street 
> unless
> a driver is running over you.  Grin.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> @panix.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Vibrating traffic signals.
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>
>> That is NFB's position. If signals are to be installed, we prefer
>> vibrotactile signals.
>>
>> This begs the fundamental question, however, which is whether signals of
>> any sort really render a pedestrian safe if s/he can't detect traffic.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: helene ryles
>>  To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>  Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:40 PM
>>  Subject: [nfb-talk] Vibrating traffic signals.
>>
>>
>>  I'm interested in NFB view on Audio traffic lights.  I don't like
>> Audio lights either because I am profoundly deaf and can't hear them.
>> However,  here in England we have twirling buttons which can be easily
>> located just under the button that you have to press.  I find them very
>> useful.  As I can't cross busy roads. Only quiet roads with the help of
>> a devise called a tactaid  which vibrates when there is noise such as
>> traffic or people speaking near by.
>>
>>    I think that NFB should consider pushing for vibrating rather then
>> Audio signals as deafblind people can use vibrating signals too.
>>
>>    Helene Ryles.
>>
>>
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